as in omnipotent
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knowing everything; having unlimited understanding or knowledge
an omniscient deity The novel has an omniscient narrator.
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Recent Examples of omniscient
There’s an omniscient narrator who plops down the facts of Marilyn’s life, vignette-style.
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Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Second, could de-extinction technologies be misunderstood or have unforeseen consequences for (less than omniscient) human beings?
—JSTOR Daily, 13 Nov. 2025
Casting him as omniscient and unstoppable creates a clear story amid the chaos of global affairs.
—Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2025
Cracks emerge Musk tried to establish himself as the president’s omniscient and omnipresent adviser.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Second, could de-extinction technologies be misunderstood or have unforeseen consequences for (less than omniscient) human beings?
—JSTOR Daily, 13 Nov. 2025
Casting him as omniscient and unstoppable creates a clear story amid the chaos of global affairs.
—Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2025
Cracks emerge Musk tried to establish himself as the president’s omniscient and omnipresent adviser.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omniscient
Adjective
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Besotted Rob’s surprise plan was to propose to Bethany in Paris — as revealed to us in omnipotent voice-over (by Jacek Zubiel) that fills in the feelings and backstories of our protagonists.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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In accordance with Villa’s usual approach to transfers, Vidagany and Olabe were following the wishes of Unai Emery, the club’s manager and omnipotent footballing decision-maker.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Manchester City needed to make a late comeback to reach a record fourth consecutive FA Cup final as they were given an almighty scare by Championship club Southampton at Wembley.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The second is a hope that is one almighty challenge.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This final season has gone back and forth, introducing a virus that could kill all the supes and then destroying the Boys’ cache of it, then introducing a Vought formula that makes supes immortal and giving it to Homelander.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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In this week’s episode ‘One-Shots’, Soldier Boy and Homelander (Antony Starr) visit The Seven alum Marathon Man (Padalecki) to obtain some V1, which will make Homelander immortal amid Billy Butcher’s (Karl Urban) plan to wipe out all Supes with a deadly virus.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In a sign of supreme confidence, management raised full-year capex guidance to as much as $190 billion — a jaw-dropping figure that signals Alphabet is playing for generational dominance, not quarterly optics.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Khamenei has not been seen in public since taking over as supreme leader following the killing of his father in the war’s opening airstrikes.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Doors can open in your professional life, whether through charm and strategy or divine timing.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Riefenstahl was an expert at using lighting and shadows, of creating a sense of patriotism and glory and even divine mandate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The format has an all-powerful ‘Taskmaster’ who, with the help of a loyal assistant, tests the wiles of a panel of comedians over the course of each series by setting them weird and wonderful challenges.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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Modern-day California has never had that kind of all-powerful political machine.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The term implies godlike deftness and speed but also a certain impersonal coldness — skill at the expense of passion.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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In fact, the anthropological literature is full of examples where academics claiming such a triumphal godlike position really just foster a neocolonial project.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Omniscient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omniscient. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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